The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 26, 2116
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
5:52 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2392
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.4° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.50° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 178.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.